Terrydabassman Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 By Terrydabassman PDF Tutorial Attached A Hand Crafted Bomber I'm working on. Got my work piece rounded out, time to measure. I also use calipers, but not shown. Make sure I'm lined up correctly. Cut the fat end first. Starting to take shape. Looking good, eh? That's as far as I dare go on the pointed end. Cut the ends on the band saw, and sand to final shape. I'm using a model Falcon sent me. Here I've drilled the large holes for the caps and the smaller holes to accept the hook eyes. Here I'm cutting the slot for the lip. Here I've traced out the lip on .047 aluminum my good buddy Bill sent me. Been sanded to a glass like surface, time to seal the wood. Also notice the lip is drilled and tapped. I put the lip on the lure, center it, then mask it off so I'll easily find center again.The front hook eye will go through the center hole on the lip to secure it. The other two holes are to give the epoxy something more to bond to. Ok, several coats of Polyurethane , now to let it dry. I'll lightly sand it then it's ready for the primer coat. Lip looking good on the bait Drilled the holes and installed the line tie, and epoxyd in place. Now for a nice primer coat. This color is really close to the color of the soft craws around here in the summer. A little detail for the sides and underneath. Coated with Devcon 2 Ton for the top coat. On to the drying wheel for 30 minutes, then I'll let it cure for 12 hours. Ok, time for the hooks and caps. Hooks installed and ready to fish. A rear view of the finished Bomber. I had fun making this and hope you enjoyed going along with me. Making A Hand Crafted Bomber.pdf Making A Hand Crafted Bomber.pdf Making A Hand Crafted Bomber.pdf Making A Hand Crafted Bomber.pdf Making A Hand Crafted Bomber.pdf Making A Hand Crafted Bomber.pdf Making A Hand Crafted Bomber.pdf Making A Hand Crafted Bomber.pdf Making A Hand Crafted Bomber.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad S Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Very nice, and great tutorial. Thanks for posting it. Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfishing85 Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Very cool! Gonna have to try it someday. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes24 Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 hey man great tips.. i just joined tu.. and i was wondering where you get your parts to mount the hooks.. the caps and eyes i mean. i have a wood lathe and i think i am going to attempt to start making my own lures. thanks man . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
